Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-10

Iuc MCbFluc anu McFarla0Q cases, ne mas not YET
Deen able 10 examine into the subject with any
thoroughneSS Members Of the bar and others as
sert that the principal dificulty viii be TO deter
mine where the dividing line is.
ON TRIAL FOR ARSON.
TO-day's Testimony i'm the Case Of Miss
Mcbride and j. w. Mcfarland.
The trial OF Miss Mary j. Mcbride and John d.
Mcfarland, on an Indictment charging them with
setting fire to house Sis 11th street northwest,
was resumed this morning in the Criminal Court,
Judge Montgomery. Mr.. Ames, the expert in pen
manship, resumed the stand and pointed out the
That signed '.Nary j. Mcbride and addressed to
the Firemen's Insurance Company.
Mr.. AmeS LETT the stand at noon, and Mrs.
Hattie HelltngS testified that June 80, last she
resided at 513 It'll street, and saw, some days
before the fire, the removal Of furniture by Nc
Farland. She told Miss Mcbride that he had
taken the furniture out by the back way, and she
did not show any surprise.
Mrs. Conkling was recalled and testified that she
was at Miss McBride's week before the fire. Miss
Mcbride said she was troubled with moths and
had bought several pounds OF camphor, and she
askedi if It would burn, and put match TO a small
piece and set IL fire. She said that she intended
TO have it placed on the carpets.
This closed the case for the Government.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
The defense first called Thos. Taylor, who testi-
fed that he was at Miss McBrideS often; was
there the day before the fire and the morning of
the fire, but saw nothing unusual in her room or
In the house. Saw Miss Mcbride at breakfast on
the morning OF the fire; saw nothing unusual
about her. Witness asked II She was going to
move, and she answered that she was then going
After recess the cross examination of witness
was continued by Mr.. WorthingtOn.
E. c. Weaver testified that Miss Mcbride pro-
posed moving; that she got him to tell Mr.. A. F.
Fox that she would take house on l street be-
tween 10th and 18th from the next day. The next
day Miss Mcbride and Col Tracy called at his Office
soon after 81 o'clock.
s-exanined-Witness has been and still is
an attorney for Miss Mcbride.
Ernest g. Rheem testified that he was at the
house in the afternoon after the fire. saw pile OF
furniture in front-several wagon loads; saw bed
room furniture and bedsteadS.
been to the house and found 1t was full of reaches
and bed bugs. She noticed them the day Miss Nc
Bride moved in, and afterward threw insect pow
der around. She had coal-Oil stove there and
had f1ve-gallOn can for the OIL Witness cOlOred
a faded carpet foI Miss Mcbride. The furniture
and woodwork OF the house was oiled some three
On cross examination said that she was a
daughter-in-law OF Horatio Meryman and lived at
Ss o 9ta street southeast Witness had made sew
the fire she said they had been stolen. 1t was
about three weeks before the fire when she scat
tered the insect powder around. 1t looked like
woman in the basement who showed her how to
use the powder. It was some time before the fire
g
In little recess.
Found with a Wound i'm His Neck.
An Associated Press dispatch from New York
yesterday said: ION the arrival OF the steamer
from Washington at her pier on North River this
morning, Edward II. Morsell aged thirty five, Tas
found in his berth with an incised wound in his
neck. He was removed to the hospital From
papers found in his possession it learned til 1t
be was hardware dealer in Washington. He is
suffering from delertum tremenS. His wound is
not necessarily fatal Mr.. E H. Morsell is son Of
Mr. s. T. G. Morsell, the architect and builder, and
for several years has been engaged in the hard
ware business at 1107 9TH street. His father, Mr.
ST: g; Morsell and his brother, Mr.. Herndon
The New York Herald to-day gives the following
account Of the affair:
Edward H: Morsell. very respectable looking
doing business In Washington, d. c., boarded the
sound steamer Pilgrim Sunday night at FAN
tent1on OF the passengers, and when one OF them
venJured to ask the man the cause OF his un-
easiness he replied that two men were continually
pursuing him and were bent upon locking him up
81 have $1,000 in my inside pocket, I" said he to
his Questioner, ''and 1 will give you the whole
amount If you protect me from these people,"
1t was readily perceived that the man was labor
ing under some deluston, and watch was placed
II viii cut my throat he was heard to say. and
shortly after he was seen to enter his stateroom.
While those who had been watching the man were
Entering the berth one OF the oficers of the boat
found that MorSeI had cut his throat and was
bleeding profusely. A small penknife, with which
a doctor who happened to be aboard dressed the
mans wound. When the Pilgrim arrived at her
dock yesterday morning Morsell was taken to the
was removed to the New York Hospital
THE INJURED MANS CONDITION IMPROVED.
To-day Mr.. Morsell Uhe father sent telegram
to his wife stating that Edward was sleeping
quietly ana seemed to be easier
Not the Ordinary Gail for Information.
GOV. BEAVER WAS ASKED "How SOON THE NATIONAL
GUARD COULD BIZ CONCENTRATED AT LAKE ERIE"
A special to the Philadelphia Press from Harris
burg says that the communication from the au-
thorities here on which Gov. Beavers statement
(printed in yesterdays STARA ''was based was not
the ordinary communication OF the Adtutant Gen.
erals Department OF the National Government to
the Adjutant Generals Department OF the State
was made some time during FebfSary and the in
formation desired was how soon the National
Guard could be concentrated at Lake Erie. This
Department for report to Congress, as reports Of
that kind are generally made before the meeting
OF Congress and not about the time 1t Is to adj
tourn."
ApJUTANT GEN. DRUM DENIES.
Ad1utant Gen. Drum this afternoon denied that
inquiries had been made regarding the concen-
trating Of the national guard OF pennsylvania,
other than is customary In order to annually OBJ
tain information about the militia
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